NCT01455688

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to verify the effect of HAART in critically ill HIV infected patients. The current practice is to begin antiviral therapy after ICU discharge, when the condition of the patient is more stable. The investigators hypothesis is that the investigators can improve outcome of these patients with earlier antiviral therapy in the ICU. The investigators just have retrospective studies in this scenario. After admission to ICU, patients are assigned to one of two arms: early HAART (within 5 days of ICU admission) or conventional therapy (initiation of HAART after ICU discharge). The following data will be collected: demographic variables, CD4 count, viral load, drug toxicity, opportunistic infection, hemodialysis, mechanical ventilation and vasoactive drug. The patients will be followed to determine ICU mortality, hospital mortality and 6-month mortality.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
115

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_4

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2012

Longer than P75 for phase_4

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 17, 2011

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 20, 2011

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2012

Completed
4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 31, 2015

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 30, 2016

Completed
Last Updated

April 12, 2018

Status Verified

April 1, 2018

Enrollment Period

4 years

First QC Date

October 17, 2011

Last Update Submit

April 10, 2018

Conditions

Keywords

critically ill patientsHIV infectionHAARTmortality

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Hospital mortality

    It is a estimative of length of hospital stay

    4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • 6-month mortality

    6 months

Study Arms (2)

Early antiviral therapy

EXPERIMENTAL
Drug: early HAART

Conventional therapy

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Drug: Late HAART

Interventions

Initiation of HAART within 5 days of ICU admission

Early antiviral therapy

Initiation of HAART after ICU discharge

Conventional therapy

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • HIV infection
  • CD4 cell count less than 350 cells/mm3 within 3 months prior to study entry OR CD4 cell count between 350 cells/mm3 and 500 cells/mm3 if age \> 55 years, coinfection with HBV or HCV, neoplasia, viral load \> 100,000 copies/ml or elevated cardiovascular risk OR AIDS-defining illness

You may not qualify if:

  • Regular use of HAART
  • Pregnant

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceicao

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Boniatti MM, Pellegrini JAS, Marques LS, John JF, Marin LG, Maito LRDM, Lisboa TC, Damiani LP, Falci DR. Early antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected patients admitted to an intensive care unit (EARTH-ICU): A randomized clinical trial. PLoS One. 2020 Sep 21;15(9):e0239452. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239452. eCollection 2020.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

HIV Infections

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Blood-Borne InfectionsCommunicable DiseasesInfectionsSexually Transmitted Diseases, ViralSexually Transmitted DiseasesLentivirus InfectionsRetroviridae InfectionsRNA Virus InfectionsVirus DiseasesGenital DiseasesUrogenital DiseasesImmunologic Deficiency SyndromesImmune System Diseases

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 4
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Principal investigator

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 17, 2011

First Posted

October 20, 2011

Study Start

January 1, 2012

Primary Completion

December 31, 2015

Study Completion

June 30, 2016

Last Updated

April 12, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-04

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